ABC International Radio – Tech Spot – 17 July

Morris Misel

Business Futurist | Foresight Strategist

If you’ve read this far, something probably connected.

Maybe it put words to something you’d been sensing but couldn’t quite land. Maybe it made something complicated feel clearer. Maybe it unsettled a position you thought you’d settled.

Good. That’s where this work lives.

Not forecasting. Not scenarios at 2050. Not more noise. What’s already moving. The shifts most organisations can’t yet see, name, or understand the full weight of. What it means. What to do about it while it’s still a possibility, not a problem. Short term and long.

Morris Misel has been doing this for 30 years across 160 industries, with boards, executive teams, and leadership groups in Australia and internationally. More than 2,800 engagements. Over a million people a year through conferences, boardrooms, and media.

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What does a “Tech Spot” segment on ABC International Radio actually explore for business leaders?

A Tech Spot segment cuts through technology noise to focus on what matters for organisations: which shifts are already arriving, what they mean for leadership and decision-making, and what choices can still be shaped before they become problems. The goal is practical clarity, not hype around the latest technology release.

How can regular technology commentary from a foresight strategist help business leaders make better decisions?

Regular, curated technology commentary gives leaders a reference point outside their own industry lens. When you hear the same shift discussed across multiple contexts, pattern recognition begins. That is where better decisions about investment, capability, and positioning start to take shape, rather than reactive responses to headlines after the moment has passed.

Why do many organisations struggle to act on technology trends they encounter through media?

The gap between awareness and action is real. Most organisations hear about technology shifts through media but lack internal context to translate that into specific decisions. Without a clear framework for assessing relevance to their situation, leaders default to watching and waiting — which is itself a decision, and one that carries real consequences for competitive positioning.

How does broadcast technology commentary on radio differ from coverage in business or trade publications?

Broadcast commentary must work harder to be understood immediately, without jargon or assumed context. That constraint is actually a discipline — it forces focus back to what a shift means for real people in real organisations. The most useful technology thinking has always started exactly there, not in the technical specifications.

What should organisations be watching for when engaging with technology media today?

Watch for commentary that names second-order effects — not just what a technology does, but what it changes about behaviour, expectation, or institutional power. The shifts that matter most rarely arrive with clear warnings. The signal is often buried in what appears to be a straightforward technology story, which is why ongoing foresight engagement matters.

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